ML20136A740
| ML20136A740 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 04/23/1996 |
| From: | Brian Bonser NRC |
| To: | Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20136A623 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-96-485 DD-96-03, DD-96-3, NUDOCS 9703100039 | |
| Download: ML20136A740 (1) | |
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April 23, 1996 3.
1 Note To:
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Brian Bonser N l
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Coordinated With: Kath Annette l
Subject:
Request for Review Of Director's Decision (00-96-03) From Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS)
SUMMARY
- The NIRS letter of April 19 requests a review of 00-96-03 and meeting with you to discuss Thermo-Lag fire barrier protection issues. The letter requests a meeting to discuss several items. The items include:
Concerns that the NRC has prematurely closed out the NIRS petition while many Thermo-Lag technical issues remain open.
i Concern with the NRC's response to the " substantive" issues of the l
l petition. The issues include: (1) the extent of progress made by the NRC on Thermo-Lag issues; (2) when the NRC became aware of j
Thermo-Lag deficiencies; and (3) the acceptability of fire watches. '
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Concern that none of the Thermo-Lag petitioners were granted an l
informal public hearing in affected communities to review these i
fire protection issues.
j DISCUSSION: Anextensionofoneweekwasrequestedonthe(pmmissionaction j
expiration date of 4/29/96. C6dnded in May 6 e
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The identification of the plant specific and generic Thermo-Lag issues, the Thermo-Lag action plan, the plant specific j
actTony, and the combination of fire watches and defense-in-depth at specific plants have been judged to provide a clear path to resolution of the issues i
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